Game apparatus



t JIY 7 1931- y y P. cLAuEN 1,813,116

GAME APPARATUS Filed April 30, 1929 UNITED STATES PATET QFvfFICE-f v Patented July 7, 1931"Vv y PETER GLAUSEN, QF MISSION, `SO'ITLI-I DAKOTA GAME APPARATUS Application liled April 30,

' VThis invention relates to game apparatus and more particularly to a game apparatus for use in conjunction with pool tables to enable playing thereon a game which .n might well be termed pool-table golf. Y' VAn important object of the invention is to` produce an attachment of this character which may be very readily applied to the bed of the table, and whichV enables use of normal accessories of the table and normal portions of the structure thereof 'in completing the game apparatus. l

A further and more specific object of this invention is to produce an apparatus, com bined with then pockets and theiusual balls and cues of pool table apparatus to provide a semblance of a golf course arranged in' such fashion that the pockets of thepool table form a portion' of the holes of the course.

These and other 'objects I obtain by the apparatus shown in the'accompanyingdrawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration I have shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, and wherein y Figure 1 is ya plan view of a pool table i equipped with game apparatus constructed ,40, nates the usualpooltable in accordance with my invention, portions of the rails of the table being broken away;

Figure 2 is a section on line 2 2o`t' Figure 1; Y v

Figure 3 isa section on line 8 3 of Figure1;l 1J y Figure 4 is a sectionon line 4 4 ofl Figure 1; n. l

lFigure 5 is a section lon line 5 5 of Figure 1. f Referring now more-particularly to the drawings, the numeral v10 generally desig bed, and 11 the pockets thereof of Which, as is well known, there are six arranged, four at the corners of the table and two at the centers of the sides thereof. f l v In accordance ywithiny inventionv I provide a sheet 12, which may be conventiently formed from papier mch, linoleum or any suitable substance, and which should have a fair thickness for a purpose hereinafter to appear. The upper surface of this'sheetghas'` defined thereon as by painting or the like,

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certain hazard areas, these areas in the present instance including ahighway 13, a lake 14, and a river 15. Each hazard representation applied to the surface of the vsheet may have applied thereto penalty indicia 16 `designating a prescribed penalty attending the resting of a players ball thereon.

Inaddition to the' hazard representations l i painted Vor otherwise producedflatlyupon Y i 60y Y i the sheet, I also provide hazard representations which are attached tothe sheet and which project above thesurface thereof, thus constituting' actual hazards which'inust be overcome by the ball ofthe player.y "y

These representations include" hills or mounds 17, a pit 18, and a bridge 19. Each of these elements is preferably secured to the lsheet by tangs 20`upon -the'under surface thereof, also,of course, any other suitable dev tachable fastening means might be employed, such 'as snap fasteners. rlhe hill representaf tions v17 preferably constitute ya bodywhich is centrally peaked, the pitrepresentation 18,

edges low andhigh ribs or lianges 22 and 23.

Y Thel bridc'e re oresentation'is merel con- `1 structedin the seinblanceof the side rails of 'The shea bears indicae which in umpplied position thereof opposes the pool' table pockets, serially numbering thefsame, asfthev holes ,in agolf course. Additional lholes are a body having a relatively fiat central portion y 21, and having disposed at its opposite side provided by securingjtothe sheet trunco- Y conical bodies 26, the upper surfaces of whichk are provided with shallow depressions 27 in which a ball vmay come to rest; These addi# tional .holes are Vlikewise numbered. cent yeach hole I dene a small area28k viding a tee from which'the bally mayzbe driven after the hole has beensuccessfully played, astarting tee 29 being provided and suitably labeled as by the letter Sfrom which play'may be initiated. y,

In disposition ofthe hazard representaf tions whl hy constitute actual hazards against 'which the ball when striking will be deflected,

as is the case with hazards i7, i8, 19, and 24. and in placing` the additional holes 7 to 9, these devices can be arranged so that direct play is interfered with and a successful shot can only be made by banking.

For example, between the starting tee S and the hole No. l, a hole representation may be interposed; between the green of hole No. l and green No. 2, the pit 1S may be disposed; between the tee of hole No. 2 and hole No. 3, a second hole representation may be disposed; between the green of hole No. 3 and hole No. 4, the bridge representation may be disposed, and etc. In connection with the bridge element it is pointed out that side members thereof are spaced apart, so that a skillfully shot ball may pass therebetween and enter hole No. et, thus making it possible to make a hole in one by skillful play.

In playing the game, the objective is eX- actly that of the game of golf i. e., to complete the round of the course while using the smallest possible number of strokes. The counting is made in exact-ly the same manner as in the game of golf, and when the ball of any player comes to rest upon a hazard area defined upon the sheet, as at i3, let or l5, the player is penalized a number of strokes indicat-ed by the penalty indicia i6, where the penalty may be inflicted when the ball of a player enters any other hole than that to which his play is directed.

It will be obvious that apparatus of this character may be very readily and cheaply manufactured, readily applied to and removed from the pool table, and will not in any manner interfere with the normal use thereof. Since no eXtra apparatus is necessary beyond the sheet 12 and the hazard representations, the cost of adding the game will be very low to pool table owners.

The arrangement illustrated being entirely arbitrary and capable of considerable modification, I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to this arrangement except as hereinafter claimed.

I claim 1. Apparatus for playing a game simulating golf upon pool tables, comprising in combination with al pool table includingthe usual bed and pockets a spherical member, a sheet superimposed upon said bed and covering` the same having adjacent each pocket of the table an indicium identifying the pocket as one of successive holes of a golf course the sheet being further provided with suitably designated areas associated with each hole and from which a ball must be played to the hole, the sheet having further produced thereon hazard areas penalizing the player' when his ball comes to rest thereon.

2. Apparatus for playing a game simulating golf upon pool tables, comprising in coinbination with a pool table including the usual bed and pockets a spherical member, a sheet superimposed upon said bed and covering the same having adjacent each pocket of the table an indicium identifying the pocket as one of successive holes of a golf course the sheet being further provided with suitably designated areas associated with each hole and from which a ball must be played to the next hole, the surface of the sheet having elevated portions the tops of which are provided with depressions in which a ball may settle, said portions being successively vdesignated as further holes of the course, the sheet having further produced thereon hazard areas penalizing the player when his ball comes to rest thereon.

3. Apparatus for playing a game simula inggolf upon pool tables, comprising in combination with a pool table including the usual bed and pockets a spherical member, a sheet superimposed upon said bed and covering the saine having adjacent each pocket of the table an indicium identifying the pocket as one of successive holes of a golf course, the sheet being further provided with suitably designated areas associated with each hole and from which a ball must be played to the next hole, and obstacles projecting upwardly from the face of the sheet preventing or rendering difficult direct play of a ball from an area to the associated hole.

Ll. Apparatus for playing a game simulating golf upon pool tables, comprising in combination with a pool table including the usual bed and pockets a spherical member, a sheet superimposed upon said bed and covering the same having adjacent each pocket ef the table an indicium identifying` the pocket as one of successive holes of a golf course, the sheet being further provided with suitably designated areas associated with each hole and from which a ball must be played to the next hole, and obstacles projecting` upwardly from the face of the sheet preventing or rendering difficult direct play of a ball from an area to the associated hole.l said obstacles being detachably secured to the sheet.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aiiiX my signature.

PETER CL AUSEN. 

